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ID help with strange scorpion thing

Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2025 5:11 pm
by dogeared
Hello everyone

I've never seen anything like this before and can't identify it.

I was sitting outside here in Suffolk England, having a drink and it was there underneath my glass when I picked it up.

It has six green legs plus two 'claw like' structures that it was waving around, they had a fat part then short thin jointed extensions. No actual pincers. It appears to have a wing case. It was about 12mm long.

Thank you :)

https://photos.app.goo.gl/Zy9b9Ffr9ExxMxYe9

https://photos.app.goo.gl/7sHe7BzB6J88qsMt7

Re: ID help with strange scorpion thing

Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2025 5:43 pm
by livingplanet3
It's a species of Heterotoma, probably Heterotoma planicornis (Flathorn Plant Bug) -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heterotoma_planicornis

https://www.naturespot.org/species/hete ... lanicornis

Re: ID help with strange scorpion thing

Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2025 6:28 pm
by dogeared
Oh well done, thank you!